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Sydney’s 2015 Home & Giving Fair now running for 5 days

Come next year, Sydney’s Home & Giving Fair will run for five days, starting 9am Friday 20 February to 3pm Tuesday 24 February. The addition of an extra day to the traditional four-day fair will allow retail buyers greater time to discover best-selling products, now that three fairs will be running together at the same time and at the same venue.

Home & Giving Fair, held by the Australian Gift & Homewares Association (AGHA) recently acquired FASHION EXPOSED REVIVED, which will run alongside the Home & Giving Fair and Design Life Sydney in February. Retail buyers will therefore have the opportunity to visit three fairs in one at Sydney Olympic Park.

With 32,000 square metres of space, over 500 exhibitors and thousands of brands, retail buyers will require an extra day to ensure they see all of NSW’s biggest gift, homewares and fashion trade event.

Home & Giving Fair is a trade only event and registration requires business identification. For those who already hold a Gift Industry Card (GIC) they can simply scan their card at the fair for quick access. For retail buyers planning on visiting for the first time, they can pre-register online or call 1800 000 470.

After ten years of success as Decoration + Design, the leading design event is having a transformation, unveiling its new look and name — Decor + Design — at this year’s Furnitex.

The event, which attracts thousands of local and international visitors each year, will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 10-13 July.

“Our industry is all about the latest trends and new products, and we are all constantly reinventing ourselves to ensure that we are current and relevant to our audiences,” explains Joel Cooper, Group Exhibition Director of organiser Informa Exhibitions. “Decor + Design has been renamed to acknowledge the show’s wide appeal to a market that includes interior design, architecture, trend experts and stylists, with diverse exhibitors across the furniture, furnishings and design world.”

One of the biggest highlights of the events will be VIVID – Vibrant Visions in Design — a competition offering aspiring designers a unique launching pad into the furniture industry. Emerging designers will present work in Commercial, Concept, Student and Green categories, with awards being announced on opening day.

For more information visit Decor + Design and Furnitex.